To: The Michigan State House and Governor Gretchen Whitmer
The Michigan Health Exchange
Michigan Governor and House of Representatives,
We support an “Active Purchaser – Quasi-governmental or State Run” Health Exchange that benefits the people and businesses of Michigan. We do not support the “Clearinghouse – Non-Profit” model - Mi.HealthMarketplace – SB 693 Health Exchange design that benefits insurance companies.
We support an “Active Purchaser – Quasi-governmental or State Run” Health Exchange that benefits the people and businesses of Michigan. We do not support the “Clearinghouse – Non-Profit” model - Mi.HealthMarketplace – SB 693 Health Exchange design that benefits insurance companies.
Why is this important?
The Michigan Health Exchange will affect our healthcare for generations. Senate Bill 693 is a "Clearinghouse - Non-Profit" health exchange design that would forbid the exchange from negotiating better health insurance rates for us and the exchange would be owned by a private company and benefit insurance companies. An "Active Purchaser - Quasi Governmental or State Run" health exchange design would be owned and controlled by us, and individuals and businesses could be combined into a large group. The exchange could then negotiate better rates for us, lowering the cost of healthcare. This type of health exchange would benefit the businesses and people of Michigan.